The Otisville-LakeVille baseball team won our Flint Journal Team of the Week poll for May 5-9, beating out Flushing softball, Carman-Ainsworth girls track and field, Swartz Creek boys lacrosse and Hamady baseball. Here's an inside scoop on the Falcons, who are 11-7-1 after going 6-19 last season.

Homegrown coach. A 2002 graduate of LakeVille high school where he played football and baseball, Drew Johnson is in his fifth season as head coach of the varsity baseball program. He coached the JV baseball team four years prior, and was named the school's athletic director on Dec. 3. "This what I like doing, I love it," Johnson said. "I love the community, love the kids. This is great, being able to see some of the things that are happening."

Lang: Speedster. Not only is Harley Lang considered one of two "aces" on the Otisville-LakeVille pitching staff, but he's fast, too. The 6-foot-2 senior has already broken the school's record for steals in a season with 28, even after missing a handful of games earlier in the season while fighting the flu. "He'd be in the mid 30s if it wasn't for that," coach Drew Johnson said. Lang, who was a starting pitcher last year and plays outfield, is expected to walk-on the Northwood University baseball team in the fall. He was a first-team all-Tri Valley Conference selection in football in the fall at punter and received second team honors in basketball. “He’s one of those kids that picks up something and is good at it," Johnson said. "He’s an extremely talented athlete.”

Top-notch facilities. We dare you to find better baseball/softball fields in Genesee County. LakeVille schools approved an $11.2 million millage in 2011, part of which went to improving the athletic facilities at the high school. The baseball field received a makeover, including new bleachers, chair back seating next to the LakeVille dugout and a press box, a new scoreboard and fencing. Also behind the LakeVille is a set of batting cages for the teams. "We put a lot of community fundraising money into this place and it's all been done with the efforts of the coaching staff and the community," Johnson said. "It's a big sense of pride."

Game after game. The cold and rain wreaked havoc with spring schedules last month, and the Falcons were no different. They had several games postponed and have spent the better part of the last three weeks trying to make up for it. LakeVille has played 19 games in the last three weeks, including 12 games over a two-week span. They had a scheduled doubleheader Wednesday against Goodrich canceled and don't play again until Monday, a doubleheader at Frankenmuth.